U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) is a business route of U.S. Route 13 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 8.14 miles (13.10 km) between US 13 south of Fruitland and US 13 and US 50 on the north side of Salisbury. US 13 Business is a four-lane highway with divided and undivided sections that provides access to Salisbury University, downtown Salisbury, where the highway intersects US 50 Business, and Fruitland, where the highway meets MD 513. US 13 Business was constructed as a new alignment of US 13 in several steps in the 1930s and early 1940s. The section of the highway through Salisbury was originally constructed with four lanes, while the portion of the highway through Fruitland and at the northern end was expanded to a divided highway in the first half of the 1950s. US 13 Business was designated when US 13 was moved to the Salisbury Bypass upon its completion in 1981.

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US 13 Business begins at a partial interchange with US 13, which continues south as Ocean Highway and heads north as the Salisbury Bypass. There is no access from southbound US 13 Business to northbound US 13 or from southbound US 13 to northbound US 13 Business. US 13 Business heads north as Fruitland Boulevard, a four-lane divided highway that parallels the Delmarva Central Railroad's Delmarva Subdivision track on the west past farms and scattered residences. Upon entering the city of Fruitland, the business route intersects Camden Avenue, which is an old alignment of US 13. After crossing Division Street, US 13 Business enters an industrial area and crosses Main Street. The highway continues north and intersects MD 513 (Cedar Lane) in a commercial area before leaving Fruitland by traversing Tonytank Pond.[1][2]

US 13 Business's name changes to Salisbury Boulevard and leaves the immediate vicinity of the railroad track as the highway passes through the campus of Salisbury University. At the northern edge of the campus, the business route meets College Avenue and reduces to a five-lane undivided highway with center turn lane. After passing through a commercial strip, US 13 Business performs an S-curve to the east and crosses Division Street right after the highway again begins to closely parallel the Delmarva Subdivision railroad track. The business route crosses the South Prong of the Wicomico River and intersects Main Street, the old alignment of US 50. US 13 Business passes West Church Street and the combined intersection of Broad Street and East Church Street on either side of the overpass of US 50 Business. East Church Street, which is one-way eastbound, connects traffic from eastbound US 50 Business to US 13 Business, while Broad Street, which is one-way westbound, is used to access westbound US 50 Business from US 13 Business.

US 13 Business intersects Isabella Street and passes historic Union Station before crossing the Delmarva Central Railroad's Mardela Industrial Track. The business route intersects Naylor Street, which provides access to US 13's original alignment, Division Street, before the highway temporarily expands to a divided highway to cross over the Delmarva Subdivision line on a bridge. US 13 Business crosses Peggy Branch and passes through a commercial area before expanding to a divided highway again immediately before its northern terminus at the Salisbury Bypass adjacent to The Centre at Salisbury. US 50 follows both directions of the Salisbury Bypass, while US 13 heads south on the bypass and north on Salisbury Boulevard. There is no access between northbound US 13 Business and westbound US 50.[1][2]

The original north–south highway through Fruitland and Salisbury followed Allen Road north from Allen on Wicomico County's border with Somerset County to near the present intersection of Division Street and Camden Avenue on the west side of Fruitland. Division Street continued east to pass through the center of Fruitland before heading north to Salisbury, while Camden Avenue bypassed Fruitland to the west and headed directly toward Salisbury. The two roads reunited in downtown Salisbury just south of Main Street. Division Street continued north out of Salisbury toward Delmar.[4] When the Maryland State Roads Commission (SRC) designated a state road system in 1909, the highway between Allen and Salisbury using Camden Avenue was designated a state road.[5] The state road was completed from the southern limit of Salisbury to Main Street in Fruitland in 1912 and from there to Allen in 1913.[6] The highway between Salisbury and Delmar was completed by 1921.[7] US 13 was assigned to these state roads from Allen to Delmar in 1927.[8]

The first upgrade to US 13 in the Salisbury–Fruitland area occurred in 1930 when Division Street north of downtown Salisbury was placed on an overpass over the New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad.[9] In addition, an 8 mi (13 km) section of straight highway mostly paralleling the railroad tracks between Princess Anne and Camden Avenue west of Fruitland opened in 1933.[10][11] The bypassed highway, which crossed the railroad tracks twice, was designated MD 529.[12] The first portion of the first Salisbury Bypass, now named Salisbury Boulevard, was completed in 1938 between College Avenue and Main Street in Salisbury.[13] The second segment, between the present intersection of US 13 Business and Camden Avenue south of Fruitland and College Avenue, was completed in 1939.[12][14] Upon completion of the first two sections, US 13 was moved to the bypass and Camden Avenue was designated MD 663.[12] The third and final section, from Main Street to Zion Road on the north side of Salisbury, was completed by 1942.[15] After US 13 moved to the new highway, Division Street north of Main Street was designated MD 475.[16] In 1951, a second bridge over the railroad was completed in north Salisbury and US 13 north of Zion Road was relocated and expanded to a divided highway.[16][17] US 13 from the Somerset County line to College Avenue in Salisbury was also dualized between 1954 and 1956.[18][19]

The next major upgrade to US 13 was the construction of the Salisbury Bypass beginning from the northern end around 1973.[20] The Salisbury Bypass was completed south to MD 12, including the interchange with US 50, in 1975.[21] The US 13 portion of the bypass was completed in 1981; US 13 Business was assigned to the bypassed highway through Fruitland and Salisbury by 1983.[22][23] The interchange at the northern end of US 13's part of the Salisbury Bypass had several ramps added during the extension of the bypass west to US 50 between 2000 and 2002.[24]

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Special routes of U.S. Route 13
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U. S. Route 13 runs along the Atlantic coastline for over 500 miles, passing through five states. Along its route, it possessed numerous special routes, which are all loops off the mainline US13. At present, there are at least fourteen special routes in existence, seven others have existed in the past, but have been deleted. U. S. Route 13 Business is a route of U. S. Route 13. It is entirely overlapped with North Carolina Highway 11 Business, the route branches from US13 just south of the town and follows South Main Street through the town, intersecting US64 Alternate within. It rejoins US13 just south of its interchange with US64, U. S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U. S. Route 13 serving Windsor, North Carolina. It begins by following US17 off the concurrency with US13 south of the town and it then turns onto West Granville Street, where it follows NC308, and then north on North King Street, leaving behind NC308. US13 Business continues north along King Street until it rejoins US13 north of the town, the entire route is in Windsor, Bertie County. U. S. Route 13 Business is a route of U. S. Route 13 serving the City of Suffolk in the U. S. state of Virginia. It consists of the routing of the highway before mainline US13 was rerouted onto a freeway bypass to the west. As it travels deeper into the city, it intersects Washington Street, which carries Virginia State Route 337, the three routes follow Main Street north until it meets the business routes of U. S. Route 58 and U. S. Route 460. Here, US13 Business joins the two routes and heads east on Constance Road. The name changes to Portsmouth Boulevard and US13 Bus. /US58 Bus. /US460 Bus. cross VA337, the three-route overlap of business routes rejoin their mainline route, US 13/58/460, at a directional interchange and resumes toward Norfolk. Major intersections The entire route is in Suffolk, U. S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U. S. Route 13 serving Cheriton in the U. S. state of Virginia. The route begins at an intersection with mainline US13 and Virginia State Route 184, the route follows Bayside Road for its entire length, providing access to Oyster via Sunnyside Road. Major intersections The entire route is in Northampton County, U. S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U. S. Route 13 serving Eastville in the U. S. state of Virginia. It is a road which follows Courthouse Road for its entire length. It begins in Stumptown, where it leaves US13 at an intersection to the west, passes through Eastville, the route provides access to Old Town Neck Drive, which leads to the Chesapeake Bay

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Business route
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Business routes always have the same number as the routes they parallel. For example, U. S.1 Business is a loop off, and paralleling, U. S. Route 1, and Interstate 40 Business is a loop off, and paralleling, Interstate 40. In some states, a route is designated by adding the letter B after the number instead of placing a Business sign above it. For example, Arkansas signs US business route 71 as US 71B, on some route shields and road signs, the word business is shortened to just BUS. This abbreviation is rare and usually avoided to prevent confusion with bus routes, signage of business routes varies, depending on the type of route they are derived from. In order to identify and differentiate alternate routes from the routes they parallel. In addition, Maryland uses a shield for business routes off state highways with the word BUSINESS in place of MARYLAND. Business Interstate highways use the same four-pointed shield design as regular Interstate highways, also, BUSINESS appears at the top of the shield instead of INTERSTATE, and either LOOP or SPUR may appear above the number. More information, and images of signage, is found here, on maps, business routes are typically denoted with a standard marker containing the route number and the abbreviation BUS. For Interstate business routes, an indication of whether the route is a loop or business spur may be included. MDOTs official Michigan maps denote business Interstate routes with green shields similar to business interstate signage, Business routes are maintained by different levels of government in different states. Many states incorporate business routes into their state-maintained highway systems, others, such as Indiana and Wisconsin, let local governments maintain them. Highways and Interstates were built, they would begin in the first phase of their development with the numbered route carrying traffic directly through the center of a given city or town. In the second phase of their development, bypasses would be constructed around the business districts of the towns they had once passed directly through. As these bypasses were built, the sections of these routes that had once passed directly through a given city or town would often be designated as “business routes”. City routes are most commonly found in the Midwest United States and these routes serve the same purpose as business routes, but they feature CITY signs instead of BUSINESS signs above or below route shields. Many of these city routes are being phased out in favor of the route designation. Another definition of a city route is similar to a county route, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for instance, has a colored belt road system

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U.S. Route 13 in Maryland
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U. S. Route 13 is a U. S. Highway running from Fayetteville, North Carolina north to Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The majority of the route within Maryland is a divided highway that passes through rural areas of woodland and farmland. The route also runs through a few municipalities including Pocomoke City and Princess Anne and it bypasses Salisbury and Fruitland to the east on the Salisbury Bypass, which is a freeway. US13 intersects many roads including the southern terminus of US113 in Pocomoke City, Maryland Route 413 in Westover. The route shares a concurrency with US50 along a portion of the Salisbury Bypass, US13 was designated through Maryland when the U. S. Highway System was established in 1926, running along existing roads. It formed a part of the Ocean Highway, a road connected the New York City area to Florida. Many realignments of the route occurred over the years, the route was realigned between Princess Anne and Fruitland in 1933 and between Westover and Princess Anne in 1935. Between 1938 and 1942, Salisbury Boulevard was built to carry US13 through Salisbury, in the 1950s, portions of the route were widened to a divided highway and a bypass of Delmar was built. US13 was rerouted to bypass Princess Anne in 1959 and Pocomoke City in 1963, the remainder of US13 in Maryland was widened into a divided highway in the 1960s. In 1973, construction began to build the limited-access Salisbury Bypass to the east of the city, US13 was moved onto the completed Salisbury Bypass in 1981. Entering the state from Virginia, US13 heads north on Ocean Highway, upon entering Maryland, US13 features a welcome center in the northbound direction. It continues north through wooded areas before heading into a mix of farmland and woodland with residences and businesses along the road. As the road approaches Pocomoke City, more businesses start to line the road, before entering Pocomoke City, US13 Business heads northwest from US13 on Market Street into the downtown area. Past this intersection, the road enters Pocomoke City, US13 turns west into wooded areas before crossing the Pocomoke River upstream of US13 Bus. Upon crossing the Pocomoke River, US13 heads into Somerset County and intersects the terminus of US13 Bus. From here, the comes to a bridge over the Delmarva Central Railroads Delmarva Secondary and curves to the northwest. It features an intersection with the terminus of MD667. US13 heads back into areas where it intersects many unsigned suffixed segments of MD920 which are mostly short

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Maryland State Highway Administration
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The Maryland State Highway Administration is the state sub-agency responsible for maintaining Marylands numbered highways outside of Baltimore City. It is now a division of the establishment of the Maryland Department of Transportation and is currently overseen by an administrator. The headquarters for MSHA is located in Baltimore City, office of Maintenance, which provides assistance with recurring maintenance tasks that require more intensive study—particularly roadway safety and resurfacing projects. The Statewide Operations Center is responsible for requesting incident response teams for incidents on State roadways, responders may including police, fire, medical, CHART, HazMat, MEMA, environmental, or maintenance teams. This facility is equipped to operate as a Statewide Transportation Emergency Operations Center. The signal shop, which provides personnel and equipment for the maintenance, the sign shop, which designs and fabricates signing for use throughout the entire state. All are crucial in the maintenance of current roadways as well as the development of new ones, however, the Districts and OOTS still control decisions regarding the installation, modification, and removal of signals. A result of agreement is that it relieves MdSHA of some of the additional resource cost of the regular duties with regards to signals. There are seven districts in the State and these districts at the least, have divisions for traffic, construction, maintenance, and utilities. Each district also oversees several maintenance shops—typically one per county, the following is a table of the districts, counties within their jurisdiction, and their respective headquarters. Maryland Roads portal MdSHA website CHART website

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Fruitland, Maryland
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Fruitland is a city in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,866 at the 2010 census and it is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fruitland is located at 38°19′25″N 75°37′10″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.79 square miles, of which 3.78 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water. The median income for a household in the city was $34,468, males had a median income of $28,495 versus $21,127 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,774, about 15. 2% of families and 18. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22. 1% of those under age 18 and 16. 3% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,866 people,1,840 households, the population density was 1,287.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 2,045 housing units at a density of 541.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 62. 0% White,30. 3% African American,0. 6% Native American,3. 1% Asian,1. 4% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 3% of the population. 23. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11. The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 26. 6% of residents were under the age of 18,12. 1% were between the ages of 18 and 24,27. 4% were from 25 to 44,23. 6% were from 45 to 64, and 10. 2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46. 6% male and 53. 4% female, Fruitland Primary School and Fruitland Intermediate School are within Fruitlands city limits and are operated by Wicomico County Public Schools, which serve the city and surrounding area. Students from Fruitland schools feed into Bennett Middle School and then into either James M. Bennett High School or Parkside High School, Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is Cfa

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Maryland Route 513
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Maryland Route 513 is a state highway in the U. S. state of Maryland. Known for much of its length as Cedar Lane, the highway runs 1.77 miles from Jackson Road just south of the interchange with U. S. Route 13 north to US13 Business within Fruitland. MD513 was constructed as a county highway around 1980 following the completion of the interchange with the Salisbury Bypass. MD513 begins at an intersection with Jackson Road just south of its interchange with US13. St. Lukes Road continues south as a county highway toward MD12, MD513 heads north a two-lane road, entering the city of Fruitland at the intersection where St. Lukes Road splits to the northwest. The state highway continues north as Cedar Lane and meets Division Street at a roundabout, after crossing the Delmarva Central Railroads Delmarva Secondary track, the state highway meets its northern terminus at US13 Business. Cedar Lane continues north through Fruitland toward Camden Avenue, the alignment of US13. MD513 was assigned along its present route in 1982, the roundabout at the junction with Division Street was installed in 2007. The entire route is in Fruitland, Wicomico County, Maryland Roads portal MDRoads, MD513

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U.S. Route 50 Business (Salisbury, Maryland)
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U. S. Route 50 Business is a business route of U. S. Route 50 in the U. S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 6.88 miles from US50 on the northwest side of Salisbury to US13 and US50 on the east side of Salisbury in central Wicomico County. US50 Business is a four- to six-lane divided highway within and on side of the central business district of Salisbury, where the highway intersects MD349, US13 Business. US50 Business west of MD349 is an upgrade of the original highway entering Salisbury from the northwest. The business route between MD349 and MD346 was a relocation of US50 from Main Street built in the early 1960s, east of MD346, US50 Business is part of the relocation of US50 between Salisbury and Berlin completed in the mid-1960s. US50 Business was designated when the US50 portion of the Salisbury Bypass was completed in 2002, US50 Business begins at a partial interchange with US50, with ramps from US50 east to US50 Business east and US50 Business west to US50 west. One lane of westbound US50 Business continues beyond the ramp to an intersection with Stanton Avenue, the movements missing from the interchange are completed via Naylor Mill Road just to the east of the partial interchange. US50 Business heads southeast toward downtown Salisbury as a divided highway. After passing American Legion Road, the route enters the city limits of Salisbury. After crossing the North Prong of the Wicomico River on a drawbridge, the route intersects Division Street. The highway drops to four lanes as ramps to Baptist Street heading eastbound and from Broad Street heading westbound leave the highway, US50 Business expands to six lanes again after passing under US13 Business and the Delmarva Secondary track of the Delmarva Central Railroad. The business route returns to four lanes after the intersection with MD346, the median expands as US50 Business passes commercial and industrial properties. Shortly after the intersection with Tilghman Road, the route reaches its eastern terminus at a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Salisbury Bypass. The divided highway continues east as US50 toward Ocean City, US50 Business is a part of the National Highway System as a principal arterial for its entire length. The original east–west highway through Salisbury entered the city from Hebron along its present course from the northwest to Isabella Street, the highway then followed Main Street to downtown Salisbury. The highway followed Broad Street to Church Street, which the road followed east toward Parsonsburg and this highway was one of the original state roads designated for improvement by the Maryland State Roads Commission in 1909. The state roads from Hebron to the limit of Salisbury. The SRC directed two major changes on Main Street in the mid-1920s, first, the SRC took over maintenance of the drawbridge over the North Prong of the Wicomico River in 1924 and completed its replacement in 1928

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Salisbury, Maryland
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Salisbury /ˈsɔːlzbəri/ is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, and the largest city in the states Eastern Shore region. The population was 30,343 at the 2010 census, Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the hub of the Delmarva Peninsula and calls itself The Comfortable Side of Coastal. Salisbury is located near major cities, Baltimore 106 miles, Washington, D. C.119 miles, Philadelphia 128 miles, Norfolk 132 miles. Salisburys location at the head of Wicomico River was a factor in growth. At first it was a colonial outpost set up by Lord Baltimore. Salisburys location at the head of the Wicomico River was seen to be a convenient location for trading purposes, Salisbury also had a role in the Civil War, as it served as a location where Union forces encamp in order to search for sympathizers from the South. These Union forces also worked to inhibit the movement of contraband to Confederate forces in the South, disaster struck Salisbury in both 1860 and 1866, as fires burned through two thirds of the Town. In 1867, when the Wicomico County was formed out of parts of both Somerset and Worcester Counties, Salisbury became the government seat, today, Salisbury attracts a wide variety of different businesses in addition to county, state, and federal government offices. Adding to the diversity of Salisbury, the City is host to a variety of events celebrating local culture. Salisbury is also home to a City Park, The Salisbury Zoo, the Centre at Salisbury Mall, Salisbury is located at 38°21′57″N 75°35′36″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 13.87 square miles. The city has an elevation of 17 to 45 feet above sea level. Salisburys location on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in Maryland gives it a subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and, on average. However, in winter the area is subject to some intervening periods of much more intense cold. The monthly daily average ranges from 37.9 °F in January to 78.6 °F in July. On average, Salisbury annually receives 45.9 inches of precipitation, the Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is Cfa. As of the census of 2010, there were 30,343 people,11,983 households, the population density was 2,264.4 inhabitants per square mile

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U.S. Route 50 in Maryland
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U. S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U. S. Highway system, stretching just over 3,000 miles from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. In the U. S. state of Maryland, US50 exists in two sections, the longer of these serves as a major route connecting Washington, D. C. with Ocean City, the latter is the eastern terminus of the highway. The other section passes through the end of Garrett County for less than 10 miles as part of the Northwestern Turnpike. Many of the alignments of US50 are still part of the Maryland and US highway systems, such as U. S. Route 50 Business in Salisbury. US50 continues to be upgraded on the Eastern Shore to better accommodate beach travelers, US50 has two segments located in the state of Maryland totaling 149.67 mi. The 9. 17-mile western segment is an undivided road through rural mountain areas in Garrett County. In Bowie, US301 becomes concurrent with US50 and unsigned I-595, East of Annapolis, US 50/US301 continue east along a freeway called the Blue Star Memorial Highway. The two routes pass over the Chesapeake Bay on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, linking the Western Shore, after the bridge, US 50/US301 head east across Kent Island before the freeway ends and the two routes split in Queenstown. From here, US50 becomes a divided highway called Ocean Gateway and runs through rural areas of the Eastern Shore. Past Salisbury, US50 becomes a divided highway again. The peak travel periods in the summer are eastbound on Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons, the route is also a designated hurricane evacuation route out of Ocean City. US50 in Maryland is a part of the main National Highway System between the Washington, D. C. border and the terminus in Ocean City. US50 leaves Preston County in West Virginia and enters the state of Maryland in Garrett County, US50 is routed along the old Northwestern Turnpike, presently named George Washington Highway after George Washington. The route heads southeast from the line as a two-lane undivided road that passes through a mix of farmland. The road curves east before it turns back to the southeast, past this intersection, US50 runs through more farm fields before it heads into forests and ascends Backbone Mountain, turning northeast. The route passes some development at the summit before it descends the mountain, the road heads through forested areas with a few homes before passing fields. The route runs southeast through woods and makes a sharp turn to the north. US50 reaches an intersection with the terminus of MD560 in Gorman and turns east to come to a bridge over CSXs Thomas Subdivision

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Wicomico County, Maryland
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Wicomico County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U. S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,733, Wicomico County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The newspaper of record is The Daily Times, Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867. Wicomico County was granted a form of government in 1964. The county is solidly Republican, no Democrat has won Wicomico County since Lyndon Johnson’s landslide in 1964, the legislative functions of government are vested in the County Council. The County Council consists of seven members, five of whom are elected from individual districts, councilman John Cannon is the current Council President. The County Executive oversees the executive branch of the County government that consists of a number of offices, the executive branch is charged with implementing County law and overseeing the operation of County Government. The position of County Executive was established by a modification in the Countys Charter in 2006, law enforcement in the county is provided by the Wicomico County sheriffs office. The sheriff, Mike Lewis, a Republican, is an elected official, municipal police agencies exist in the town of Delmar and the cities of Fruitland and Salisbury. The Wicomico County States Attorney is responsible for prosecuting the felony, misdemeanor, the current elected States Attorney is Matthew A. Maciarello, Esq, a Republican. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 400 square miles. The countys boundary with Delaware is composed of the Mason-Dixon line, the intersection of these two historical lines is the midpoint of the Transpeninsular Line, fixed by Mason and Dixon between 1763 and 1767. The midpoint is located about 8 miles northwest of Salisbury, near the center of the Delmarva Peninsula, the county is generally flat, characteristic of the region, with a few small hills in the northeast. The lowest elevation is at sea level and the highest elevation is 98 ft. Dorchester County, Maryland Somerset County, Maryland Sussex County, Delaware Worcester County, the population density was 261.7 people per square mile. There were 41,192 housing units at a density of 109.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 68. 7% White,24. 2% Black or African American,0. 2% Native American,2. 5% Asian,1. 90% from other races,4. 5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest ancestry groups in Wicomico County are 23% African American, 14% English American, 13% German, 12% Irish, 25% of households had individuals 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the family size was 3.01

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United States Numbered Highway System
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The United States Numbered Highway System is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. The route numbers and locations are coordinated by the American Association of State Highway, the only federal involvement in AASHTO is a nonvoting seat for the United States Department of Transportation. Generally, north-to-south highways are odd-numbered, with lowest numbers in the east, the area of the thirteen states of the United States. Similarly, east-to-west highways are typically even-numbered, with the lowest numbers in the north, where roads were first improved most intensively, major north–south routes have numbers ending in 1 while major east–west routes have numbers ending in 0. Three-digit numbered highways are spur routes of parent highways but are not necessarily connected to their parents, some divided routes exist to provide two alignments for one route, even though many splits have been eliminated. Special routes, usually posted with a banner, can provide various routes, such as an alternate, bypass or business route, Routes were designated, auto trails designated by auto trail associations were the main means of marking roads through the United States. In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways, recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials, after several meetings, a final report was approved by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in November 1925. They received complaints from across the country about the assignment of routes, so the Board made several modifications, as a result of compromises made to get the U. S. Highway System approved, many routes were divided, with alignments to serve different towns. In subsequent years, AASHTO called for such splits in U. S, expansion of the system continued until 1956, when the Interstate Highway System was formed. After construction was completed, many U. S, Routes were replaced by Interstate Highways for through traffic. Highways still form many important regional connections, and new routes are still being added, Routes do not have a minimum design standard, unlike the later Interstate Highways, and are not usually built to freeway standards. Many are designated using the streets of the cities and towns through which they run. New additions to the system, however, must substantially meet the current AASHTO design standards, as of 1989, the United States Numbered Highways system has a total length of 157,724 miles. Except for toll bridges and tunnels, very few U. S. AASHTO policy says that a road may only be included as a special route. U. S. Route 3 meets this obligation, in New Hampshire, but US Routes in the system do use parts of four toll roads, US51 uses part of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Illinois, the old road is Illinois Route 251. US278 uses the tolled Cross Island Parkway in South Carolina, US412 uses the Cimarron Turnpike in Oklahoma, the old road is US64. US412 also uses the Cherokee Turnpike in Oklahoma, the old road is Alternate US412, Routes follow a simple grid in the contiguous United States, in which odd-numbered routes run generally north to south and even-numbered routes run generally east to west

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Maryland highway system
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The Maryland highway system is a network of highways owned and maintained by the U. S. state of Maryland. In addition to the nationally numbered Interstate Highways and U. S. Highways, All three types of highways together provide access to all incorporated and unincorporated areas in all 23 counties of Maryland as well as the independent city of Baltimore. Maryland has 16 Interstate highways, including six primary Interstates and ten auxiliary Interstates, the longest Interstate in Maryland is Interstate 95, while the shortest Interstate is I-295. Maryland also contains an unsigned Interstate, I-595, a former Interstate, I-170, and an intracounty Interstate, I-97, Maryland has 14 U. S. Highways, including seven primary U. S. Highways and seven auxiliary U. S. highways, the longest U. S. highway in Maryland is U. S. Route 40, while the shortest U. S. highway is US522. Maryland also contains six former U. S. highways, Maryland has a unitary system of numbered state highways with numbers between 2 and 999. The longest Maryland state highway is Maryland Route 2, while state highways are less than 0.5 mi in length. Most of the shortest highways are unsigned, there are other systems of highways in Maryland that are not marked but are numbered internally. County highways, All 23 counties have internal numerical designations for all highways under their jurisdiction, municipal highways, Every city, town, and village maintains an internal system of numerically designated municipal streets. Federal government or agency highways, Highways maintained by the government or agencies such as the Maryland-National Capital Park. State reservation highways, Highways maintained by agencies of the state of Maryland. Examples of highways within this categories include streets on state university campuses, access roads to parks and state forests. The vast majority of Interstate, U. S. and state highways are constructed by, All toll facilities in the state and limited access highways within Baltimore except I-83 are constructed and maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority. All U. S. and state highways and I-83 within Baltimore are maintained by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, portions of U. S. and state highways within particular cities and towns are maintained by the respective municipalities

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Maryland Scenic Byways
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Areas, small towns and wildlife areas along the Chesapeake Bay, and beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. The Historic National Road Scenic Byway travels from Keysers Ridge to Baltimore along the route of the National Road. The road is designated an All-American Road, the byway enters Maryland in Garrett County along US40, following that route to Keysers Ridge. Here, the National Road follows US40 Alternate, heading through the Savage River State Forest and reaching Grantsville, the road passes through Frostburg, where the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is located, and La Vale, where the La Vale Tollgate House is located. The byway comes to Cumberland, which has many historic transportation sites, at this point, the byway follows US40 Scenic and crosses Sideling Hill. The byway follows MD144 again and continues to Hancock, where the byway has access to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Western Maryland Rail Trail. Past Hancock, the Historic National Road Scenic Byway follows I-70 before splitting onto US40, with a detour along MD56, the byway continues to Hagerstown, which has South Prospect Street Historic District among other historic sites. In Hagerstown, the runs along Franklin Street, Locust Street, Baltimore Street. After Hagerstown, the Historic National Road Scenic Byway follows US40 Alternate through Funkstown to Boonsboro, at this point, the byway crosses the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and heads across South Mountain State Park. The road continues through Middletown and reaches Frederick, where the heads onto US40. In Frederick, the byway has access to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, past Frederick, the National Scenic Road Scenic Byway continues along MD144 and passes through New Market before reaching Mount Airy, where it briefly follows MD27 before following MD144 again. The byway reaches Ellicott City, which is home to the Ellicott City Station, the road continues through Catonsville before heading into Baltimore. Here, the Historical National Road Scenic Byway heads along Lombard Street, passing through the Union Square neighborhood before passing by the B&O Railroad Museum, the Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway loops across the mountains of Western Maryland. The byway begins in Keysers Ridge and follows I-68 west to Friendsville, at this point, the byway continues south along MD42 toward US219. The Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway followed US219 to McHenry, which is home to Wisp Ski Resort, the byway heads west on Mayhew Inn Road and Swallow Falls Road, coming to Swallow Falls State Park. A spur on Cranesville Road provides access to Cranesville Swamp Preserve, the Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway continues south along Herrington Manor Road and comes to Herrington Manor State Park before heading to the historic town of Oakland. From Oakland, the byway follows MD135 through Mountain Lake Park and Deer Park, a detour in the state forest follows MD560. There are also diversions along MD495 to rural areas of the Allegany Highlands, MD38 to Kitzmiller, the mainline of the byway continues to descend Backbone Mountain on MD135 before heading along MD36

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U.S. state
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A U. S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America. There are 50 states, which are together in a union with each other. Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a geographic territory. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the government, Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons covered by certain types of court orders. States range in population from just under 600,000 to over 39 million, four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names. States are divided into counties or county-equivalents, which may be assigned some local authority but are not sovereign. County or county-equivalent structure varies widely by state, State governments are allocated power by the people through their individual constitutions. All are grounded in principles, and each provides for a government. States possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, Constitution has been amended, and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed. The general tendency has been toward centralization and incorporation, with the government playing a much larger role than it once did. There is a debate over states rights, which concerns the extent and nature of the states powers and sovereignty in relation to the federal government. States and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a legislature consisting of the Senate. Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators, and is guaranteed at least one Representative in the House, members of the House are elected from single-member districts. Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census, the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50, alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of states have the power to secede from the Union. Shortly after the Civil War, the U. S. Supreme Court, in Texas v. White, as a result, while the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance

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Maryland
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The states largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, the state is named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England. George Calvert was the first Lord of Baltimore and the first English proprietor of the colonial grant. Maryland was the state to ratify the United States Constitution. Maryland is one of the smallest U. S. states in terms of area, as well as one of the most densely populated, Maryland has an area of 12,406.68 square miles and is comparable in overall area with Belgium. It is the 42nd largest and 9th smallest state and is closest in size to the state of Hawaii, the next largest state, its neighbor West Virginia, is almost twice the size of Maryland. Maryland possesses a variety of topography within its borders, contributing to its nickname America in Miniature. The mid-portion of this border is interrupted by Washington, D. C. which sits on land that was part of Montgomery and Prince Georges counties and including the town of Georgetown. This land was ceded to the United States Federal Government in 1790 to form the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay nearly bisects the state and the counties east of the bay are known collectively as the Eastern Shore. Close to the town of Hancock, in western Maryland, about two-thirds of the way across the state. This geographical curiosity makes Maryland the narrowest state, bordered by the Mason–Dixon line to the north, portions of Maryland are included in various official and unofficial geographic regions. Much of the Baltimore–Washington corridor lies just south of the Piedmont in the Coastal Plain, earthquakes in Maryland are infrequent and small due to the states distance from seismic/earthquake zones. The M5.8 Virginia earthquake in 2011 was felt moderately throughout Maryland, buildings in the state are not well-designed for earthquakes and can suffer damage easily. The lack of any glacial history accounts for the scarcity of Marylands natural lakes, laurel Oxbow Lake is an over one-hundred-year-old 55-acre natural lake two miles north of Maryland City and adjacent to Russett. Chews Lake is a natural lake two miles south-southeast of Upper Marlboro. There are numerous lakes, the largest of them being the Deep Creek Lake. Maryland has shale formations containing natural gas, where fracking is theoretically possible, as is typical of states on the East Coast, Marylands plant life is abundant and healthy. Middle Atlantic coastal forests, typical of the southeastern Atlantic coastal plain, grow around Chesapeake Bay, moving west, a mixture of Northeastern coastal forests and Southeastern mixed forests cover the central part of the state

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Salisbury University
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Founded in 1925, Salisbury is a member of the University System of Maryland, with a Fall 2016 enrollment of 8,748. The schools nursing program is known for its difficulty and selective admissions. In 2010, U. S. News & World Report named Salisbury University as one of the Top Public Universities in Masters category, making it the highest-ranked such public university in Maryland in that year. In 2015, Salisbury University was named by Kiplingers Personal Finance as one of its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, as well as by The Economist, Washington Monthly, Forbes, and Money magazines. According to The Princeton Reviews 2016 edition of The Best 380 Colleges, the original class of 105 students was greeted by Salisburys first president, Dr. William J. Holloway, an experienced educator and the driving force behind the creation of the school. The curriculum was influenced by those established at Columbias Teachers College, in 1935, its name was changed to Maryland State Teachers College, and in 1963 to Salisbury State College. Between 1962 and 1995 several Masters Degree programs were approved, and in 1988, in 2001, the name was changed to Salisbury University. Since the early 2000s, Salisbury has grown rapidly in enrollment as well as campus growth. Since 2002, Henson Hall, The Teacher and Education and Technology Center, Perdue Hall, The Patricia R. Guererri Academic Commons, Salisbury University owns 75 buildings, with a total gross area of 2,158,078 square feet. The Salisbury University campus consists of 183 acres, Holloway Hall served as the original home of Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury upon its opening in 1925. The structure once served as the home for all teaching, student, the building also contains a number of unique, multi-purpose spaces, including the Auditorium and the Great Hall. The classroom space in the wing of the structure was once the home of the Perdue School of Business. Fulton Hall serves as home for The Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University, the building serves as the north anchor of the campus central mall. As the structure closest to Holloway Hall, Fulton Hall was built to complement Holloways classical architecture styling, Fulton Hall includes the main university gallery, classrooms, fine arts studios, photography lab, and a glass blowing facility. The building is home to many of the universitys performing arts facilities, including a 150-seat Black Box Theater, scene shop, costume shop. Conway Hall, formerly known as the Teacher Education and Technology Center, in 2009, the 165, 000-square-foot building earned Silver certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification system under the United States Green Building Council. Henson Hall was dedicated on September 5,2002, and contains classroom, support, built at a cost of $37 million, the 145, 500-square-foot facility houses the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science, and geography and geosciences. The building holds 12 classrooms,32 teaching laboratories, and 20 research labs, Henson Hall also houses a satellite dining facility, which students call The Airport in reference to the buildings namesake, test pilot Richard A. Henson

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Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
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The Wicomico River /waɪˈkɒmᵻkoʊ/ is a 24. 4-mile-long tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. It drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula, the name Wicomico derives from the words wicko mekee, meaning a place where houses are built, apparently referring to an Indian town on the banks. The river is one of two in Maryland with this name, along with the Wicomico River in south central Maryland. Vernon and Waterview approximately 15 miles southwest of Salisbury, the lower 20 miles of the river form a tidal estuary. The gentle free-flowing river is a destination for recreational canoeing and kayaking. The river has become a hotspot for water sports such as wakeboarding. Barge traffic on the river has made Salisbury the primary shipping points for goods on the Delmarva Peninsula over the last several centuries, two automobile cable ferries cross the river at Whitehaven and Upper Ferry. A civic group, the Wicomico Creekwatchers, have been testing water quality at different points along the river since 2002 and this all volunteer organization releases their water quality report for the previous year each spring - all reports are available at their website. In 2014, a group of students at Salisbury University created the Wicomico River Stewardship Initiative, an attempt to increase awareness of, and appreciation for. They run a comprehensive website dispensing information about the river, there are various tributaries and ponds which contribute to the Wicomico River. Https, //www. salisbury. edu/wicomicocreekwatchers/ - this website includes water quality data going back to 2002

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Union Station (Salisbury, Maryland)
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Union Station is a historic railway station located at Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It was constructed in 1913–14, near the junction where the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad intersected with the Baltimore, Chesapeake, both railroads became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It has a 1 1⁄2-story, Flemish bond brick main block covered by a hip roof sheathed in slate. It was converted from a station into a freight facility around 1958. The building has characteristics of the Colonial Revival style and was the most elaborate passenger facility to survive on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, union Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Union Station, Wicomico County, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust

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National Highway System (United States)
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Altogether, it constitutes the largest highway system in the world. Individual states are encouraged to focus federal funds on improving the efficiency, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 provided that certain key routes such as the Interstate Highway System, be included. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 28,1995, the legislation designated about 160,955 miles of roads, including the Interstate Highway System, as the NHS. Aside from designating the system, the act served several other purposes, the act also created a State Infrastructure Bank pilot program. Ten states were chosen in 1996 for this new method of road financing and these banks would lend money like regular banks, with funding coming from the federal government or the private sector, and they would be repaid through such means as highway tolls or taxes. In 1997,28 more states asked to be part of the program, ohio was the first state to use a state infrastructure bank to start building a road. An advantage to this method was completing projects faster, state laws, all urban areas with a population of over 50,000 and about 90% of Americas population live within 5 miles of the network, which is the longest in the world

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Somerset County, Maryland
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Somerset County is the southernmost county in the American State of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,470, making it the second-least populous county in Maryland. The county seat is Princess Anne, the county was named for Mary, Lady Somerset, the wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour. She was also the sister of Anne Calvert, Baroness Baltimore, who lent her name to Anne Arundel County. Somerset County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area and it is located on the states Eastern Shore The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is located in Princess Anne. The Royal Charter that Lord Baltimore had received from King Charles I in 1632 had granted Maryland the land north of the length of the Potomac River up to the 40th parallel. In conjunction with the two new settlements, Baltimore set up a commission for the Eastern Shore territory, made up of two Marylanders and one Virginian. Colonel Scarborough and his force of forty mounted men arrived at Horseys new residence on October 11,1663, colonel Scarborough and his force of forty mounted men was summarily tossed out of the settlement. Unable to secure oaths of allegiance from the inhabitants of the Annemessex settlement Scarborough and company moved on to the Manokin Settlement, Horsey was immediately recognized as a leader when he was selected to sit on the first county court which was given the job of running the new county. Charles Calvert appointed Stephen Horsey on December 11,1665, along with Captain William Thorne, Mr. William Stevens, Mr. George Johnson, Mr. John Winder, Mr. James Jones and Mr. Henry Boston. Horsey was able to count himself among the Whos Who list of the fathers of Somerset County. To add to this leadership role, Horsey found himself ensconced with the title of Mister. Horsey sat as a member of the Somerset County Court through the winter. From the beginning, Horsey established himself as a nonconformist and as someone willing to stand up for his beliefs. The northernmost boundary of the county was also in dispute, Baltimore believed his Eastern Shore territory extended all the way up to the top of the peninsula, where the Delaware River meets the Bay. In the 1680s, William Penn claimed this territory as his own, however, Penn, Baltimore, and their heirs began a protracted legal battle to determine the exact boundaries. Their compromise was to split the Delmarva Peninsula, however they disagreed as to whether the line should be drawn at the location of Cape Henlopen or at Fenwick Island. Unlike the dispute of Somersets southern border, there were few settlers in the frontier on either side to take issue and that boundary would finally be settled in 1763 when surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon incorporated the Transpeninsular Line as the definitive boundary between Delaware and Maryland

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Delmar, Maryland
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Delmar is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,003 at the 2010 census and it is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. When the population is added to twin city Delmar, Delaware, by comparison this is more than Pocomoke City, Maryland 4,184, Denton, Maryland 4,418, and Berlin, Maryland 4,485, but less than Fruitland, Maryland,4,866. The Town of Delmar was founded in October 1859 with the extension of the Delaware Railroad to the boundary of Delaware. Thus, in 1859, the two respective railroads met and the Town of Delmar was born, the name of Delmar was derived for this railroad center from the states whose line it straddles - DELaware and MARyland. These new developments made the Delmarva Peninsula an important link between the north and south. As a result of developments, a tremendous influx of experienced railroad men into the community. During this accelerated rapid growth period, Delmar became a boom town, new dwelling units sprang up all over town and new businesses were established to meet the demands of its growing population. By 1889, the population of the Town of Delmar had increased to 680 and was still growing, in 1888, the Town of Delmar, Maryland was granted a charter by the General Assembly of Maryland. An examination of this charter and the laws of Maryland fails to reveal any mention of the town of Delmar. Therefore, it could be assumed that up until this time there was little cooperation between halves of the Town of Delmar. The Town of Delmar was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1892, the first fire destroyed everything in its path over a ten-acre area and the second major fire was almost as destructive. In each instance, the Town of Delmar was rebuilt and continued as a flourishing town, the first indication of any cooperation between Delmar, Maryland and Delmar, Delaware came in 1924 when surveys were conducted for a possible sewerage system for the entire Town of Delmar. Four years later the fourth, fifth and sixth grades were consolidated with classes in the Maryland school. This controversial decision represented one of the greatest steps forward educationally for the town of Delmar, Delmar is located at 38°27. 1′N 75°34. 2′W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 1.73 square miles. The median income for a household in the town was $28,462, males had a median income of $29,643 versus $20,885 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,821, about 16. 9% of families and 16. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. 2% of those under age 18 and 18. 7% of those age 65 or over

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Princess Anne, Maryland
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Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, and also serves as its county seat. The population was 3,290 at the 2010 census, Princess Anne is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is notable as the location of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, with a population just under 4,000 people, this hamlet at the head of the Manokin River was named for Princess Anne of Great Britain, daughter of King George II. It was established in 1733 and serves as the county seat for Somerset County, in the mid-18th century, Princess Anne gained considerable importance as a market center because of the river trade. This was later augmented by the extension of the Eastern Shore Railroad on Marylands Eastern Shore. At that time, the Manokin River was navigable as far as the bridge at Princess Anne, much of the towns architectural heritage from those days has been preserved. About 150 acres of the old town, containing about 300 structures, is entered on the National Register of Historic Places as the Princess Anne Historic District, Princess Anne has the ignoble distinction of being the site of the last lynching in Maryland history. In 1933, a man named George Armwood was accused of assaulting an elderly white woman. He was removed from the Princess Anne jail by a mob, dragged around town by a truck. After his death, the rope that formed the noose was cut up, Princess Anne is located at 38°12′N 75°42′W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 1.69 square miles. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Princess Anne has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,290 people,1,276 households, the population density was 1,970.1 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,500 housing units at a density of 898.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 57. 1% White,38. 4% African American,0. 2% Native American,1. 4% Asian,0. 6% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 9% of the population. 37. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the town was 24.7 years. 21. 6% of residents were under the age of 18, 29% were between the ages of 18 and 24,23. 6% were from 25 to 44,17. 7% were from 45 to 64, and 8. 1% were 65 years of age or older

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Maryland Route 529
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Maryland Route 529 is a state highway in the U. S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 2.57 miles from MD675 in Princess Anne north to U. S. Route 13 near Eden in northern Somerset County, MD529 is the old alignment of US13. The state highway was designated from Princess Anne through Allen to Fruitland in Wicomico County when US13 was relocated in the early 1930s, MD529 was removed from the state highway system in segments north of its present terminus in sections in the late 1950s and early 1960s. MD529 was redesignated along an old alignment of US13 that had previously been MD663 from Fruitland to Salisbury in the mid-1960s before being removed around 1981, MD529 begins at an acute intersection with MD675 on the northern edge of Princess Anne. The state highway curves to the east and crosses the Delmarva Central Railroads Delmarva Secondary rail line, MD529 gradually curves to the north through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway reaches its terminus at US13 immediately after crossing the railroad a second time south of Eden. The roadway continues straight as county-maintained Allen Road, which was part of MD529. MD529 has been designated along three sections of the alignment of US13 from Princess Anne to Salisbury, including Loretto Road, Allen Road. The state road on which US13 was later designated was paved from the city limits of Salisbury to Fruitland in 1912, from Fruitland to Allen in 1913, and from Allen to Princess Anne in 1914. There remained a gap at Passerdyke Creek at the county line in Allen until a new 1, US 13s first relocation occurred in 1933 between Princess Anne and Fruitland. The new highway began at MD 529s present southern terminus and paralleled the Pennsylvania Railroad until curving north to intersect Allen Road west of Fruitland, MD529 was later marked along Loretto Road and Allen Road. The next relocation of US13 occurred when the highway was moved to a new four-lane highway closely paralleling the railroad tracks through Salisbury. The section from the limits of Salisbury to Main Street in downtown Salisbury was completed in 1938. The segment from the limits of Salisbury to the first relocation south of Fruitland was completed in 1939. MD663 was assigned to the old alignment of US13 from the junction of the 1933 and 1939 relocations south of Fruitland north along Camden Avenue to Main Street in downtown Salisbury, MD663 was removed from the state highway system in 1956. The portion of MD529 from the present northern terminus to the county line at Allen was transferred to Somerset County in 1959 and this section was transferred back to county and city maintenance around 1981, leaving only the present section of MD529. The entire route is in Somerset County, Maryland Roads portal MDRoads, MD529

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Maryland Route 12
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Maryland Route 12 is a state highway on the Eastern Shore in the U. S. state of Maryland. The route is known as Snow Hill Road for most of its length and passes mostly through areas of woods and farms as well as the communities of Stockton, Girdletree, and Snow Hill. MD12 intersects several roads including MD366 in Stockton, U. S. Route 113 and US113 Business in Snow Hill, MD354 in Indiantown, portions of MD12 near Snow Hill and Stockton existed as unnumbered state roads by 1910. When the first state highways in Maryland were designated by 1927, by 1940, the route was extended south to the Virginia border and a small incomplete portion between Snow Hill and Salisbury was finished. A dumbbell interchange is planned at the US113 intersection, however, MD12 heads north from the Virginia border on Snow Hill Road, which is a two-lane undivided road. The road continues south into Virginia as SR679, from the border, the route passes through a mix of woodland and farmland with a few residences in southern Worcester County before reaching Stockton. Here, MD12 passes by homes and crosses MD366, upon leaving Stockton, the roads heads back into rural areas and passes near the E. A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area before reaching the community of Girdletree. Past Girdletree, the continues to the east of a tract of the Pocomoke State Forest as it approaches Snow Hill. Just south of Snow Hill, the route intersects US113, past this intersection, the road enters Snow Hill, where it becomes Church Street, and heads into inhabited areas with some businesses. In the center of town, MD12 intersects US113 Bus. and turns east to form a concurrency with that route, within the downtown, the road passes by the Julia A. Purnell Museum and the Worcester County Courthouse. Here, MD12 turns north to follow Washington Street, crossing the Pocomoke River out of downtown Snow Hill on a drawbridge, from here, the route becomes Snow Hill Road again and turns northwest. The road heads into areas with some residences before Indiantown, where MD12 intersects the southern terminus of MD354. Past this intersection, the turns more to the west. The road turns to the northwest again and runs to the northeast of more tracts of the Pocomoke State Forest, the Pocomoke State Forest is known for its loblolly trees and cypress swamps and is popular with fishing and hunting. MD12 crosses into Wicomico County, where it continues north through woods, the route turns northwest again before heading into a mix of residential areas and farm fields on the outskirts of Salisbury. The road comes to a cloverleaf interchange with US13. Past US13, MD12 crosses into Salisbury at the Johnson Road intersection, here, the route heads north through commercial areas, becoming a six-lane road with a center left-turn lane, two southbound travel lanes and one northbound travel lane

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Ocean City, Maryland
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Ocean City, officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers in that area. The population was 7,102 at the 2010 U. S. Census, during the summer, Ocean City becomes the second most populated municipality in Maryland, after Baltimore. It is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area, the land upon which the city was built, as well as much of the surrounding area, was obtained by Englishman Thomas Fenwick from the Native Americans. In 1869, businessman Isaac Coffin built the first beach-front cottage to receive paying guests, during those days, people arrived by stage coach and ferry. Soon after, other boarding houses were built on the strip of sand, with the activity attracting prominent businessmen from the Maryland Eastern Shore, Baltimore, Philadelphia. They came not so much to visit as to survey the spit, a decision was made to develop it and 250 lots were cut into it, and a corporation was formed to help with the development of the land. The corporation stock of 4,000 shares sold for $25 each, prior to 1870, what is now Ocean City was known as The Ladies Resort to the Ocean. The Atlantic Hotel, the first major hotel in the town, the Atlantic Hotel was originally owned by the Atlantic Hotel Company, but eventually Charles W. Purnell bought it in 1923. It is still owned and operated by the Purnell family. Besides the beach and ocean, it offered dancing and billiard rooms to the visitors of its more than 400 rooms, by 1878 tourists could come by railroad from Berlin to the shores of Sinepuxent Bay across from the town. The Ocean City Inlet was formed during a significant hurricane in 1933, the inlet separated what is now Ocean City from Assateague Island. The Army Corps of Engineers took advantage of natures intervention and made the inlet at the end of Ocean City permanent. The inlet eventually helped to establish Ocean City as an important Mid-Atlantic fishing port as it offered access to the fishing grounds of the Atlantic Ocean. In the late 1930s, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged a new channel on the bayside of Ocean City to allow boats to have access to Sinepuxent Bay. The dredge was pumped back onto the shore of Ocean City allowing the creation of Chicago Avenue and St. Louis Avenue. Ocean City has become a city in Maryland due to the rapid expansion of Ocean City that took place during the post-war boom. In 1952, with the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, in 1964, with the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a whole new pathway to the south was opened

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Snow Hill, Maryland
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Snow Hill is a town in and the county seat of Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,103 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Snow Hill was founded in 1686 in Somerset County by English settlers who may have named it after a street, the town received its first charter on the October 26,1686, and was made a port of entry in 1694. Major fires in 1844 and 1893 destroyed the center of Snow Hill, following the second fire, much of the commercial area was rapidly rebuilt, so the downtown today contains many historic buildings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Snow Hill Historic District, which includes approximately 80% of the town, was created in 2002, in December 2010 a Snow Hill businessman started a petition to remove the towns incorporation and revert the area back to county control. The reasons given were lower county taxes, better services provided to the town, the push was abandoned in January 2011. John Walter Smith House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Snow Hill is located at 38°10′30″N 75°23′27″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 3.12 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,103 people,871 households, the population density was 698.7 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,005 housing units at a density of 333.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 57. 0% White,39. 0% African American,0. 2% Native American,1. 3% Asian,0. 3% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 6% of the population. 32. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age in the town was 44.7 years. 23. 2% of residents were under the age of 18,7. 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24,19. 3% were from 25 to 44,29. 4% were from 45 to 64, and 20. 2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45. 9% male and 54. 1% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 2,409 people,862 households, and 555 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,806.2 people per square mile, there were 964 housing units at an average density of 722.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 56. 00% White,42. 34% African American,0. 08% Native American,0. 58% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 37% from other races, and 0. 58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 08% of the population,31. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older

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Cambridge, Maryland
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Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census and it is the county seat of Dorchester County and the countys largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Marylands Eastern Shore region, after Salisbury, settled by English colonists in 1684, Cambridge is one of the oldest colonial cities in Maryland. At the time of English colonization, the Algonquian-speaking Choptank Indians were already living along the river of the same name, during the colonial years, the English colonists developed farming on the Eastern Shore. The largest plantations were devoted first to tobacco, and then mixed farming, planters bought enslaved Africans to farm tobacco and mixed farming. The town was a center for the area. The town pier was the center for trading for the region. It was incorporated officially in 1793, and occupies part of the former Choptank Indian Reservation, Cambridge was named after the town and county in England. The town became a stop on the railroad, which had an extensive network of safe houses for slaves escaping to the north. Cambridge developed food processing industries in the late 19th century, canning oysters, tomatoes, industrial growth in Cambridge was led by the Phillips Packing Company, which eventually grew to become the areas largest employer. The company won contracts with the Department of Defense during the First, at its peak, it employed as many as 10,000 workers. Changing tastes brought about a decline in business leading Phillips to downsize its operations, by the early 1960s the company ceased operations altogether. This led to unemployment and added to the citys growing social problems. During the period from 1962 until 1967, Cambridge was a center of protests during the Civil Rights Movement as African Americans sought equal access to employment and they also sought to end racial segregation of schools and other public accommodations. Riots erupted in Cambridge in 1963 and 1967, and the Maryland National Guard were deployed to the city to assist local authorities with peace-keeping efforts, the leader of the movement was Gloria Richardson. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, public segregation in Cambridge officially ended, in 2002, the citys economy was boosted by jobs and tourism associated with the opening of the 400-room Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay resort. This resort includes a course, spa, and marina. The resort was the site of the 2007 US House Republican Conference, Cambridge was designated a Maryland Main Street community on July 1,2003

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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span bridge in the U. S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the states rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore, the original span opened in 1952 and with a length of 4.3 miles, was the worlds longest continuous over-water steel structure, the parallel span was added in 1973. The bridge is part of U. S, routes 50 and 301, and serves as a vital link in both routes. As part of cross-country U. S. Route 50, it connects the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area with Ocean City, Maryland and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and other coastal tourist resorts destinations. As part of U. S. Route 301, it serves as part of a route for Interstate 95 travelers. Because of this linkage, the bridge is busy and has known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours. Studies exploring the possibility of building a bridge across the Chesapeake Bay may have conducted as early as the 1880s. In 1927, local businesspeople were authorized to finance the construction of a Baltimore to Tolchester Beach crossing. Plans for the new bridge were made, but construction was canceled following the Stock Market Crash of 1929 with the collapse of the American economy, ferries were used as the main mode of transportation across the Bay from the colonial period until the completion of the 1952 Bridge. The first service ran from Annapolis to Broad Creek on Kent Island, in 1919, the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company began running ferries between Annapolis and Claiborne, a community near St. Michaels. In July 1930, the Claiborne-Annapolis Company added a new route, one running from Annapolis to Matapeake. The auto and passenger ferries were taken over by the State Roads Commission in 1941, two years later the Roads Commission moved the western terminus of the old Annapolis–Matapeake ferry to Sandy Point, shortening the cross-bay trip. A1938 proposal by the Maryland General Assembly was the first to call for a bridge at the Sandy Point-Kent Island location, although the legislation authorizing the new bridge passed, the involvement of the United States in World War II delayed the bridges construction. In 1947, with the war over, the Assembly, under the leadership of Maryland Governor William Preston Lane, as both the longest continuous over-water steel structure, and the third longest bridge in the world. On November 9,1967, the bridge was dedicated to Governor Lane, who had died earlier that year, also in 1967, due to increasing traffic volumes, the Maryland General Assembly authorized three possible new crossings, all suggested during the 1964 Chesapeake Bay crossing study. Construction of the new span began in 1969 to the north of the original bridge. Several incidents related to the bridge have occurred, in some cases, these have caused significant closures and traffic congestion on either side approaching the bridge. The bridge has been closed four times due to extreme weather, the first time was September 18,2003, during Hurricane Isabel and its high winds

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Norfolk, Virginia
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Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 242,803, in 2015, Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, the city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south. Norfolk is one of the oldest cities in Hampton Roads, and is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, the city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point. The largest Navy base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk, is located in Norfolk along with one of NATOs two Strategic Command headquarters. As the city is bordered by multiple bodies of water, Norfolk has many miles of riverfront and bayfront property, including beaches on the Chesapeake Bay. It is linked to its neighbors by a network of Interstate highways, bridges, tunnels. In 1619, the Governor of the Virginia Colony, Sir George Yeardley incorporated four jurisdictions, termed citties and these formed the basis for colonial representative government in the newly minted House of Burgesses. What would become Norfolk was put under the Elizabeth Cittie incorporation, in 1634 King Charles I reorganized the colony into a system of shires. The former Elizabeth Cittie became Elizabeth City Shire, after persuading 105 people to settle in the colony, Adam Thoroughgood was granted a large land holding, through the head rights system, along the Lynnhaven River in 1636. When the South Hampton Roads portion of the shire was separated, one year later, it was split into two counties, Upper Norfolk and Lower Norfolk, chiefly on Thoroughgoods recommendation. This area of Virginia became known as the place of entrepreneurs, the House of Burgesses established the Towne of Lower Norfolk County in 1680. In 1691, a final county subdivision took place when Lower Norfolk County split to form Norfolk County, in 1730, a tobacco inspection site was located here. By 1775, Norfolk developed into what contemporary observers argued was the most prosperous city in Virginia and it was an important port for exporting goods to the British Isles and beyond. In part because of its merchants numerous trading ties with other parts of the British Empire, after fleeing the colonial capital of Williamsburg, Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, tried to reestablish control of the colony from Norfolk. Dunmore secured small victories at Norfolk but was forced into exile by the American rebels and his departure brought an end to more than 168 years of British colonial rule in Virginia. On New Years Day,1776, Lord Dunmores fleet of three ships shelled the city of Norfolk for more than eight hours, the damage from the shells and fires started by the British and spread by the patriots destroyed over 800 buildings, almost two-thirds of the city

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Google
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Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, Google was founded in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph. D. students at Stanford University, in California. Together, they own about 14 percent of its shares, and they incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4,1998. An initial public offering took place on August 19,2004, in August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet Inc. Google, Alphabets leading subsidiary, will continue to be the company for Alphabets Internet interests. Upon completion of the restructure, Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page, rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Googles core search engine. The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system, the Google Chrome web browser, and Chrome OS, the new hardware chief, Rick Osterloh, stated, a lot of the innovation that we want to do now ends up requiring controlling the end-to-end user experience. Google has also experimented with becoming an Internet carrier, alexa, a company that monitors commercial web traffic, lists Google. com as the most visited website in the world. Several other Google services also figure in the top 100 most visited websites, including YouTube, Googles mission statement, from the outset, was to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful, and its unofficial slogan was Dont be evil. In October 2015, the motto was replaced in the Alphabet corporate code of conduct by the phrase Do the right thing, Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University in Stanford, California. They called this new technology PageRank, it determined a websites relevance by the number of pages, and the importance of those pages, Page and Brin originally nicknamed their new search engine BackRub, because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site. Originally, Google ran under Stanford Universitys website, with the domains google. stanford. edu, the domain name for Google was registered on September 15,1997, and the company was incorporated on September 4,1998. It was based in the garage of a friend in Menlo Park, craig Silverstein, a fellow PhD student at Stanford, was hired as the first employee. The first funding for Google was an August 1998 contribution of $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, given before Google was incorporated. At least three other investors invested in 1998, Amazon. com founder Jeff Bezos, Stanford University computer science professor David Cheriton. Author Ken Auletta claims that each invested $250,000, early in 1999, Brin and Page decided they wanted to sell Google to Excite. They went to Excite CEO George Bell and offered to sell it to him for $1 million, vinod Khosla, one of Excites venture capitalists, talked the duo down to $750,000, but Bell still rejected it. Googles initial public offering took place five years later, on August 19,2004, at that time Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt agreed to work together at Google for 20 years, until the year 2024

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Google Maps
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Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets, real-time traffic conditions, Google maps began as a C++ desktop program designed by Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen at Where 2 Technologies. In October 2004, the company was acquired by Google, which converted it into a web application, after additional acquisitions of a geospatial data visualization company and a realtime traffic analyzer, Google Maps was launched in February 2005. The services front end utilizes JavaScript, XML, and Ajax, Google Maps offers an API that allows maps to be embedded on third-party websites, and offers a locator for urban businesses and other organizations in numerous countries around the world. Google Map Maker allows users to expand and update the services mapping worldwide. Much of the satellite imagery is no more than three years old and is updated on a regular basis. Google Maps uses a variant of the Mercator projection. The current redesigned version of the application was made available in 2013. Google Maps for mobile was released in September 2008 and features GPS turn-by-turn navigation, in August 2013, it was determined to be the worlds most popular app for smartphones, with over 54% of global smartphone owners using it at least once. In 2012, Google reported having over 7,100 employees, Google Maps provides a route planner under Get Directions. Up to four modes of transportation are available depending on the area, driving, public transit, walking, in combination with Google Street View, issues such as parking, turning lanes, and one-way streets can be viewed before traveling. China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, Jordan, Lebanon, only public transit directions are provided for South Korea. All countries of mainland North and Central America are covered contiguously, all countries of mainland South America are covered. All countries including Trinidad and Tobago* are treated contiguously, all inhabited countries and territories in the Caribbean are covered, though in general there are no connections between islands. Like many other Google web applications, Google Maps uses JavaScript extensively, as the user drags the map, the grid squares are downloaded from the server and inserted into the page. When a user searches for a business, the results are downloaded in the background for insertion into the panel and map. Locations are drawn dynamically by positioning a red pin on top of the map images, a hidden IFrame with form submission is used because it preserves browser history. The site also uses JSON for data rather than XML

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United States Geological Survey
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The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its resources. The organization has four science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology. The USGS is a research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior, the USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, the current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is science for a changing world. The agencys previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its anniversary, was Earth Science in the Public Service. Prompted by a report from the National Academy of Sciences, the USGS was created, by a last-minute amendment and it was charged with the classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. This task was driven by the need to inventory the vast lands added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the legislation also provided that the Hayden, Powell, and Wheeler surveys be discontinued as of June 30,1879. Clarence King, the first director of USGS, assembled the new organization from disparate regional survey agencies, after a short tenure, King was succeeded in the directors chair by John Wesley Powell. Administratively, it is divided into a Headquarters unit and six Regional Units, Other specific programs include, Earthquake Hazards Program monitors earthquake activity worldwide. The National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines detects the location, the USGS also runs or supports several regional monitoring networks in the United States under the umbrella of the Advanced National Seismic System. The USGS informs authorities, emergency responders, the media, and it also maintains long-term archives of earthquake data for scientific and engineering research. It also conducts and supports research on long-term seismic hazards, USGS has released the UCERF California earthquake forecast. The USGS National Geomagnetism Program monitors the magnetic field at magnetic observatories and distributes magnetometer data in real time, the USGS operates the streamgaging network for the United States, with over 7400 streamgages. Real-time streamflow data are available online, since 1962, the Astrogeology Research Program has been involved in global, lunar, and planetary exploration and mapping. USGS operates a number of related programs, notably the National Streamflow Information Program. USGS Water data is available from their National Water Information System database